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6. Insert lock bar and screws and tighten to hold
in place. Blades are set at the proper height
when the top of the blade is 1/16" above the
cutterhead.
7. Repeat for other two blades.
8. To set the knives to the outfeed table and to the
same height in the cutterhead, see section titled
“Leveling Outfeed Table to Cutterhead Knives”
found on page 10 of this manual.
Gib Adjustment
After a period of use, the gibs may become loose
and need adjusting:
1. Loosen three lock nuts (A, Fig. 29) and gib lock
screw (B, Fig. 29)
2. Tighten each set screw 1/4 turn starting at the
bottom and working up. If a 1/4 turn does not
remove all play, take another 1/4 turn. Repeat
a 1/4 turn at a time for all three set screws until
play is removed.
3. Tighten lock screw (B, Fig. 29) and lock nuts
(A, Fig. 29).
Lubrication
1. Use a good grade of light grease on the steel
adjusting screws located in the raising and low-
ering mechanisms of the work tables.
2. Occasionally, apply a few drops of light ma-
chine oil to the gibs. This permits the tables to
slide freely.
3. The cutterhead ball bearings are lifetime lubri-
cated and need no further care.
Blade Care
WARNING
Blades are extremely sharp! Use caution
when cleaning or changing. Failure to
comply may cause serious injury!
When gum and pitch collect on the blades, care-
fully remove with a strong solvent. Failure to re-
move gum and pitch build-up may result in exces-
sive friction and overheating.
Fig. 29
When blades become dull, touch up blades. See
“Sharpening the Knives” on page 18.